Insulating-support for storage-battery tanks.



H. M. BECK. msummc SUPPORT FOR STORAGE BATTERYTANKS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. I912.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIon.

HAROLD H. BECK, 0F EVANSTON, ILLIIIOIS.

INSULATING-SUPPORT Specification of Letters Patent.

FOR STORAGE-BATTERY TANKS.

- l Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

- Application filed November 27,- 1912. Serial No. 733,738.

To all-whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HAROLD M. BECK, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insulating-Supports for Storage-Battery Tanks, of

which the following is a specification.

- The principal object of the present invention is to provide aninsulating support for battery tanks in which the flimsy wall of theleaden or like member is protected from a('- provided-with a rigidflange or skirt 5 depending around and protecting the flimsy wall 2 ofthe cup.

6, is a supporting core and it is shown as tubular and integral with thecap 4. The supporting core rests upon the bottom of' the cup member andthe cup member is made of ead. or like material. so as to afford aproper seat for the core which is required. in many instances. tosustain a comparatively heavy load.

Inasmuch as the cup member should be made of lead. or like material. itfollows that its wall 2 is flimsy or yielding and therefore likely to beaccidentally bent or destroyed if struck by objects, for example, abroom or other tool, or by the feet of the attendant. The skirt 5. beingrigid and depending around the flimsy wall'Q, protects the latter fromsuch accidental injury.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Aninsulating support for storage battery tanks comprlsin leaden cup membera apted to form a proper the combination of a seat .for a heavily loadedrigid member andj having a flimsy wall adapted to contain an insulatingllqllid, a rigid ca member seat-.

ed on the leaden member an having a sup v porting core and having arigid flange or skirt depending a round and surrounding andprotectingthe flimsy cup wall from blows. and the like, substantially asdescribed.

2. An insulating support for storage bat-- tery tanks comprising thecombination of a leaden cup member adapted to form a proper seat for aheavily loaded rigid memher and having a flimsy wall adapted to containan insulating liquid, a rigid cap member seated on the leaden member andhaving a tubular supporting core and having a rigid flange orskirt-depending around and surrounding and protecting the flimsy cupwall from blows and the like, substantially as described.

3. An insulating support for storage battery tanks comprising thecombination of a leaden cup member adapted to form a. proper seat for aheavily loaded rigid member and having a flimsy wall adapted to containan insulating liquid, a rigid cap member seated on the leadcn member andhaving an inte:

gral supporting core and having a rigid.

flange or skirt depending around and surrounding and protecting theflimsy cup Wall from blows and the like, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

nanotn M. BECK.

Witnesses Emvann Munroe, W. E. Knnsnaw.

